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Preventing medication prescribing errors.

J A Vitillo1, T S Lesar

  • 1Albany College of Pharmacy, NY.

DICP : the Annals of Pharmacotherapy
|December 1, 1991
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Physician prescribing errors can lead to adverse patient outcomes. Pharmacists can improve patient care by understanding and preventing these medication errors.

Area of Science:

  • Pharmacovigilance
  • Medication Safety
  • Health Outcomes Research

Background:

  • Medication errors occur throughout the drug lifecycle, from manufacturing to administration.
  • Physician prescribing errors are a significant concern due to their association with adverse patient outcomes.
  • Pharmacists are crucial in preventing medication errors from reaching patients.

Framework:

  • Defining and illustrating various types of physician prescribing errors.
  • Identifying the cognitive and attitudinal factors contributing to prescribing errors.
  • Analyzing the root causes of medication errors in clinical practice.

Implementation:

  • Pharmacists can enhance error prevention services by understanding error types and causes.
  • Implementing targeted strategies to reduce the frequency of prescribing errors.

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  • Utilizing knowledge of error mechanisms to improve pharmacist interventions.

    • Implications:

    • Decreasing the incidence of medication errors improves patient safety.
    • Enhanced pharmacist interventions contribute to better quality of patient care.
    • Understanding prescribing error etiology supports the development of preventative measures.